Taco Shredded Beef Sliders
Description
Slow cooked taco-flavored chuck roast is shredded and served as mini sliders with toppings like avocado, shredded cheese, crema Mexicana, sliced black olives, and jalapeños.
Ingredients
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1 tablespoon unsalted butter
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1 tablespoon grapeseed oil
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1 (2 1/2 pound) chuck roast, or more to taste
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2 tablespoons taco seasoning mix, or more to taste
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1 cup salsa, divided
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4 (15 ounce) packages slider-size burger buns
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2 avocados, diced
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1/2 cup sliced black olives
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3 medium jalapeno peppers, sliced
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1/2 cup Mexican crema, or to taste
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1 (8 ounce) package shredded Mexican cheese blend, or to taste
Directions
1
Melt butter and grapeseed oil in a stockpot over medium-high heat. Cut roast into 3 equal pieces and season with taco seasoning. Sear roast on all sides, 8 to 10 minutes.
2
Pour 1/2 cup salsa in the bottom of a slow cooker. Transfer roast to slow cooker and top with remaining salsa.
3
Cook until meat is fork-tender, 8 hours on Low or 6 hours on High. Remove from slow cooker and shred beef with 2 forks.
4
Set an oven rack about 6 inches from the heat source and preheat the oven's broiler.
5
Toast slider buns under the broiler for 1 to 2 minutes, making sure not to burn them.
6
Place about 1/4 cup shredded beef onto each slider bun and top with avocados, olives, jalapenos, crema, and cheese.